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APPLICATION FI ED MAY 18, 1921 LALWQ; Patented Oct. 10,1922,

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CARLOS 13(HOPIPES, 0F ASI-ILAND, OHIO,

COMPANY, OF ASHLAN'D,

Assrenon to THE :saur'rnnss RUBBER OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO BALL.

Application filed May. 18,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CAnLos D. Horrns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, county of Ashland, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Balls, of which the following is a specification.

ly invention relates to balls, and has for its object to provide an improved article of manufacture of this character presenting a smooth surface of high finish. This object the b I accomplish in the manner and by means hereinafter described and claimed,

reference being had drawing, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of a ball made to the accompanying in accordance with my invention, a portion of the finishing patch thereon being shown turned back.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the ball in the process of construction, the cover being shown torn and turned back to showthe interior ball.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of a conventional toy balloon which may be used in the manufacture of my improved article.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional viewof a portion of a ball made in accordance with my invention.

Figure 5 is an elevation, partly broken away, of a slightly modified construction.

Similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views.

In the said drawing, referringmore particularly toFiguresl to 4, the reference numeral 1 denotes a solid ball, formed pref- Ierably of rubber in the usual manner. The ball is first dipped in self-curing rubber cement 3, then a flexible cover, such as a toy balloon 4, is stretched over it by means of a suitable spreader, the cement causing the coverto adhere firmly to the surface When this, is done the will be understood. neck 5 of the cover may be cut off in such'manner that that portion of the cover at the base of said neck can be brought together substantially to cover completely the surface of the underlying ball 1,or at least to leave but a narrow slit, as shown at 6 in Figure 1. In order to of the ball, as readily conceal this slit portion of the cover, the

rubber stretched thereover.

1921. Serial No. 470,567.

same may be overlaid with a patch, preferably composed of rubber, of any desired shape, said patch being shown in Figure 1 at 7 in the form of a star, which patch not only, will serve to conceal the slit 6, but will present an ornamental appearance, it being understood that said patch is made of extremely thin material.

In Figure 5 l have shown a slightly modified construction, the interior ball 8 being hollow instead of solid, and being enveloped y a cover 4 as in the Figure 2 vconstruction.

In place of the star patch 7 shown in Figure 1, I haveillustrated a circular patch 9, covering the slit 6. It will be understood that the covert may be of any desired color, and if preferred, the patches applied thereto may be of contrasting color.

While I prefer to form the interior ball v 1 of rubber, I do notwish to be understood as limiting the invention in this particular, as said ball may be formed of any other suitable material, and may be solid, as shown in Figure 1, hollow as shown in Figure 5,

be sufliciently elastic to permit its being stretched over the ball, and provided with an aperture for this purpose, the edgesof which may, when the cover has been placed on the ball, be brought substantially together, as hereinbefore described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An article of manufacture, comprising a ball, and a covering of pro-vulcanized thin 2. An article of manufacture, comprising a ball, and a covering of pre-vulcanized thin rubber stretched thereover and cemented thereto.

3. An article of manufacture, comprising a ball, and a pre-vulcanized rubber cover stretched. thereover and cemented thereto,"

the edges-0f the opening in said cover being drawn together substantially to close the drawn together substantially to close the aperture at that point, and a patch of thin aperture at that p int. material disposed over said drawn edges to 10 4. An article of manufacture, comprising conceal the same. 5 a ball, a pie-vulcanized rubber cover In testimon whereof I hereunto ,afiix my stretched thereover and cemented thereto, signature. the edges of the opening in said cover being CARLOS D. HOPPEQ. 

